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nail in the cooffin

Spanish translation: otro revés (in this context)

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English term or phrase:another nail in the coffin
Spanish translation:otro revés (in this context)
Entered by: Darío Giménez

17:28 Feb 14, 2008
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
English term or phrase: nail in the cooffin
The Court’s decision is yet another European nail in the coffin of British liberties.
Samu77
Local time: 09:57
otro revés / golpe de gracia
Explanation:
Un par de opciones más... :-)
Selected response from:

Darío Giménez
Spain
Local time: 15:57
Grading comment
Muchas gracias!!!!! muy util
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5un paso mas hacia la finalizacion/el final/la muerte de
Lydia De Jorge
4 +4otro revés / golpe de gracia
Darío Giménez
4 +1la gota que colma el vaso
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
4(constituye/es) otro golpe de muerte para..
MarinaM
4clavo en el ataúd
Marisa Raich
3otra piedra en el camino
Silvia Calderón


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
un paso mas hacia la finalizacion/el final/la muerte de


Explanation:
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Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 08:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 67

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yaotl Altan
1 min
  -> Gracias Yaotl!
agree  John Cutler
3 mins
  -> Gracias John!
agree  jacana54 (X)
3 mins
  -> Gracias Lucia!
agree  liz askew
5 mins
  -> Gracias Liz!
agree  Ivannia Garcia
20 mins
  -> Gracias Ivannia!
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
la gota que colma el vaso


Explanation:
Suerte

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Note added at 6 minutos (2008-02-14 17:34:32 GMT)
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Otra opción:

el último clavo en el ataud
la última clave en el ataud



Kuruguay Egoista: marzo 2007A menudo se ha subrayado ese parentesco de la ampolleta, del «vaso de horas», ...... la última clave en el ataúd ("nail in the coffin") del estado liberal. ...
kuruguayegoista.blogspot.com/2007_03_01_archive.html - 553k - En caché - Páginas similares


Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 15:57
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 272

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  alizestarfir (X)
1 min
  -> Gracias alizestarfire
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(constituye/es) otro golpe de muerte para..


Explanation:
otra opción...

MarinaM
Argentina
Local time: 10:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 35
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
otro revés / golpe de gracia


Explanation:
Un par de opciones más... :-)

Darío Giménez
Spain
Local time: 15:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
PRO pts in category: 119
Grading comment
Muchas gracias!!!!! muy util

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jose Gallego
1 min
  -> Gracias, José. :-)
agree  Óscar Delgado Gosálvez: golpe de gracia.
5 mins
  -> Sí, o "tiro de gracia", pero ambos son definitivos y mortales. Por eso incluí también el "revés"... Gracias, Óscar.
agree  jude dabo
1 day 10 hrs
  -> ¡Thanks, jude! :-)
agree  Cecilia Della Croce
1 day 22 hrs
  -> Gracias, Cecilia. :-)
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
clavo en el ataúd


Explanation:
"... es otro clavo europeo en el ataúd de las libertades británicas"

Marisa Raich
Spain
Local time: 15:57
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 3
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1 day 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
otra piedra en el camino


Explanation:
"... es otra piedra europea más en el camino de las libertades británicas

Silvia Calderón
Argentina
Local time: 10:57
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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